Ramenuzumaki

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

My main issue with the whole “Cord bag” situation is that the cord–depending on the piece–has an EXTREMELY high chance of touching the client, tattoo area, floor, or depending on how you tattoo YOU. Sometimes to get certain angles I hang my cord over my shoulder to get better leverage. By doing this I am contaminating my cord…

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@NDM1973 wrote:

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

im not sure sorry D:
I use a regular office fax machine :P

Serious?

How does that work?

first you print your design backwards. this is because you will be printing on the back of the stencil sheet not the front like normal
then you take your stencil sheet and cut it to the size of your design
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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

im not sure sorry D:
I use a regular office fax machine :P

Serious?

How does that work?

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

I’ve been buying from Hildbrant a lot lately. good prices, and their tattoo refill pack is amazing ;)

Have you tried their needles?

I am considering buying their rounded mags.

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

@lsheffler wrote:

Next time say np girl or chick or ma’am or something. Haha

oops my mad! haha i dont remember you posting your gender, so I just assumed! Sorries! :)

+1 to what rob said. Hildbrant’s spartan is a really solid and rad power

http://www.tattoomachineequipment.com/hildbrandt-tattoo-machine-power-supply-pw11

it…

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

looking good dude!
keep up the good work and practice practice practice :)

Ty! and i will.

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

i checked it a few days after i got the order before i went to leave feedback and it still said in transit :P
ive even had ebay tracking not update even once

My issue isn’t with slow tracking updates though, it’s with the fact that the date/time that the package was accepted was almost 48 hours after I ordered it, instead of…[Read more]

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

I think Canvas is the only mod/admin, and he has been really busy with many side projects as of late. Making DVDs, Books, a new website, etc

In my short visit here, you have been online quite a few times. Maybe someone should nominate you as Forum Mod?

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

sometimes the tracking is wrong. i never trust tracking. ive ordered things off amazon that say its still in transit when i really have the package. i trust hildbrant, and have never had an issue :)
ive never ordered a tattoo kit from them so that’s probably why I missed that haha. the only “Tattoo kit” ive ordered is their…

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

good choice breach :)

Thanks. :)

It really seemed to be the best ‘Bang for the Buck’ deal I could find anywhere.

I really don’t mind dropping a grand on a few high end guns if this turns out to be something I like. Right now, I just wanted something with decent quality to get to know the machines, practice with (on…[Read more]

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

JEster I think what you need to do is just take a little break. take some YOU time. if you dont want to do a tat dont do it. tell them you are busy or something. you shouldnt do tats to shut people up, thats why you’re getting burnt out bro. you’re getting stressed over the tat and not wanting to do it means you cant enjoy it…

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

i was told by Mario Barth to use 60% black 10% witch hazel 10% rose water 20% distilled water
change obviously depending on the darkness of your grey wash

as far as ONLY using witch hazel id say no. yes use it as it helps thin out the inks and such but id said using distilled water as your main form of dilution would be your…

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

it looks alright but I can see a few things that are bothering me
the first thing i notice is your hannya looks too new school to match the rest of the design. japanese is my specialty, so when people make it new school it kinda irks me
it doesnt flow with the rest of the traditional piece
you need to do a little more practice…

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

WELCOME! :)

thanks mate!!! :)

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

@robroy289 wrote:

In the shop i use a TTS quad power supply from ink stains tattoo supply, they are a workhorse! $60 and is what all the pro’s in the shops here use.. Check it out you wont be disappointed! If you are located in the USA i would order my supplies from needlesupply.com there you can get your needles and tubes by…

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

shoot to kill, dont miss, cold dead, stick to your guns, pewpew lasers!

HAHA pewpew.. I’ll go with that!

In all seriousness though, thanks.. I’m planning on bangin it out in the next couple days. I’ll work on that lettering too.

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

for the shading did you just use solid black, or diluted?

i used Intenze medium greywash.

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

thanks
i dont know who did the before image.
some guy in february
i did the after though :D

I love that two butterflies tattoo on your fb page. Nice albums..!! :)